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Sesame and Nuts Ladoo | Healthy No Sugar Energy Balls - Sesame and nuts ladoos , healthy Indian energy balls made with roasted sesame seeds, nuts and dates. These vegan ladoos are perfect for festive gifting o...

Ashgourd Raita (Kuvale Raita) - A friend told me about this ash gourd raita recently, and I tried it for the first time. We use ash gourd, or kuvale as we call it in Konkani,… The post ...

Indian Summer Recipes – Cooling Drinks, Light Meals & Traditional Foods - Summer in India is all about light meals, cooling drinks, and simple homemade dishes that help you stay refreshed during the warmer months. From refreshi...

Paruppu Payasam Recipe (South Indian Lentil Kheer) – Easy Tamil New Year Dessert - Paruppu payasam is a traditional South Indian dessert made with lentils, jaggery, and coconut milk. This creamy, naturally sweetened payasam is especiall...

Basanti Pulao | Sweet and Spicy Polao Recipe - A group of my friends and I gathered for our Cooking Club, and the theme was Bangla Thali—a tribute to the vibrant and diverse cuisine of Bengal. The tab...

Happiness is...!!! - Today I am posting after 3yrs!! Its not about food, its about happiness!! Happiness is..!!?? Some find their happiness fighting with Jira tickets, some f...

Eggless Baked Motichoor Cheesecake - Eggless Baked Motichoor Cheesecake is an amazing fusion dessert perfect for any traditional celebrations and festivals. The post Eggless Baked Motichoor ...

Everyone Can Cook Vegan – A Cookbook That’s Earned a Spot on My Kitchen Shelf - There’s something about a good cookbook that makes you want to roll up your sleeves and get cooking straight away. That’s exactly how I felt when I st...

Man Enters CinnamonNChillies Restaurant Armed With A Shotgun - In September 2018, a tragic crime unfolded at a CinnamonnChillies restaurant in California. The incident involved a previously convicted felon, who had pre...

Rose Milk Pudding - Hello Friends, I am back after a long hiatus to share a very healthy and yummy dessert recipe with you. Many of my friends wanted me to share the recipe ...

Easy Egg Fried Rice | Fried Rice With Eggs - Indo-Chinese Style - [image: Egg Fried Rice] Egg Fried Rice is a quick and simple recipe that can be prepared in no time & perfect for lunchbox or wee...

Thanni Chutney Recipe without Coconut - Madurai Special - If you're seeking an easy chutney to pair with idli, dosa, or other South Indian dishes, and you want one without coconut, then you must try this Madurai...

Kalkandu Pongal - Kalkandu Pongal is a sweet and delicious South Indian dish made with rice and rock sugar (kalkandu). Here's a simple recipe for making Kalkandu Pongal. ...

Mushroom Kung Pao- Oyster Mushroom recipe - Mushroom Kung Pao Kung Pao chicken is one of my favorite takeout recipes, and this vegetarian version with mushrooms tastes just delicious. Mushroom Kun...

SAUDI CHAMPAGNE - STEP BY STEP - An updated post with step by step pictures and YouTube shorts *Saudi Champagne - * It is one of the most popular refreshment which is offered in almost al...

Kokum Jeera Soda | Kokum Fizz | Summer Coolers - Kokum Soda is a naturally cooling Summer Beverage which has medicinal properties to cool the body, aid digestion and help prevent inflammation.

Shootme Photography: A day out in Kolkata - Rediscovering Kolkata with Shootme ‘Hire a local photographer to capture your travels’ This was probably the first time I came across a service like thi...

Instant pot Applesauce - We love applesauce in our house which is probably pretty evident to my regular readers who have already seen my 6 min Applesauce (using pressure cooker), U...

Instant Oats Idli Recipe Step by Step - [image: Instant Oats Idli Recipe with Rava, Step by Step]Instant oats idli recipe with rava, yogurt, eno salt, and spices. This is an easy Indian breakfa...

Paalak Poori / Spinach Poori -

Paal Pongal - Paal pongal is a traditional pongal prepared during Pongal festival using newly harvested rice in South India. Paal Pongal is prepared only with salt ...

Gujarati Khichdi & Kadhi recipe - *Khichdi Recipe * *Ingredients* *Raw rice : 1 cupGreen moong dal : 1/2 cupBlack urad dal : 1/4 cupCumin seeds : 1 tspPepper : 1/4 tspGrated...

Cheesy Malai Chicken Tikka - Cheesy malai chicken tikka is a variation of normal chicken tikka. Its basically grilled chicken kebabs with unique combination of spices with cream and ...

Kerala Food Festival - The Olives restaurant in Hotel Deccan Plaza, Royapettah, Chennai is conducting a ‘The Kerala Food Festival, a feast of delicacies from the God’s own cou...

Kashi Halwa - *Ingredients* ash gourd/ white pumpkin- 2 cups, shredded and squeezed granulated sugar- 1 cup saffron - a pinch cardamon- 1 cashews/almonds- 1 tbsp ghee- 2-...

Iftar and Suhoor Recipes for Ramadan | Ramazan Recipes -

Vegan Black Beans & Mixed Vegetables Salad with Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing - I love salads and soups very much for our weekday's dinner. Especially if a salad is prepared with couple of beans in it, i can have it without any fuss. O...

Carrot and Zucchini noodles with peanuts - Carrot and Zucchini Noodles Carrot and zucchini noodles. The name sounds interesting, right? Yes, it is very interesting. My daughter always says that he...

Sprouts Salad | Moong Sprouts Salad | Healthy Salad | Rumana's UK Kitchen - This is a very healthy salad loaded with moong sprouts, cucumber, tomatoes and onion. With a drizzle of lemon juice and tangy chaat masala. It takes this ...

Mangalore Pundi - The other day, I watched a cookery show where the host was making this dish, though she mentioned it as Undi, and a side dish to eat it with. I thought it...

ROBOT THEME RESTAURANT @ SEMMENCHERI - A REVIEW - Persistent badgering from kids and we finally flocked to the Robot Themed Restaurant @ Semmencheri on a balmy Sunday afternoon. A Pan Asia Restaurant, t...

Thinai Sarkarai Pongal | Millet Sweet Pongal | Pongal Recipes | Millet Recipes - At times all you need is something healthy. At times all you need is something comforting and at times all you need is some sarkarai pongal. Sarkarai ponga...

How To Make South Indian Style Medu Vada (Lentil Fritters | Chillu Garelu) Recipe -

Gutti Kakarakaya | Andhra style stuffed Bitter gourd Recipe - [image: gutti kakarakaya] *Gutti Kakarakaya recipe with step by step photos.*I have mentioned many times before that Bitter gourd is a favorite vegetable t...

Badusha/Balushahi - My blog has been lying dormant for quite sometime. Diwali, the festival of lights is knocking at our doors. Now, Diwali calls for a couple of posts. So ...

பீன்ஸ் பூண்டு பொரியல் - Beans Poondu Poriyal Recipe / Beans Garlic Poriyal - [image: print this page] PRINT எப்பொழுதும் பீன்ஸ் பொரியலுடன் துறுவிய தேங்காய் சேர்ப்பதற்கு பதிலாக அதில் பூண்டு சேர்த்து செய்வோம். மிகவும் நன்றாக இருக்கு...

Coconut Yogurt is actually not bad.....! - This is not a paid review.😊 I thought I would share what I have been having for my breakfast recently that has kept the chocolate and caffeine cravings...

Coffee Panna Cotta Recipe - Coffee Pudding Recipe - This is a delicious pudding. It is super easy to make and super delicious. I am sure kids will love it for sure. Similar Recipes, Caramel Pudding Cherry ...

Coconut & Dariya Chutney - Ingredients; Grated coconut-1/2 cup Split Dariya -half cup Cilantro - 4 sprigs, roughly chopped Green chillies-2 Salt to taste Water as required Grind th...

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Mirch ka Salan with Mishti Pulao - Mirch ka Salan is a famous Hyderabadi dish. The dish is said to have originated in the kitchens of the Nizams. I would believe that, as the dish uses tam...

Aaloo Tikki - I have borrowed this recipe from vegrecipesofindia. It was today's tea time snack. And was an instant hit. So I chose to blog it. Sadly, I couldnt capture...

CAROM SEEDS ROTI - Preparation Time 10 Minutes Cooking Time 10 Minutes Serving 4-6 Persons INGREDIENTS Wheat Flour – 2 cups Carom seeds – 3 tbs Salt – to taste Ghee – ...

DIY RADHE KRISHNA DOLL - Barbie and Ken dressed up as Radha and Krishna Most of the cloth, laces and beads were purchased from Joann's/Michaels.

Rich cardamom chai tea ~ Elaichi Chai - Wish all my readers a very happy and joyous new year. Hope you all had a good start to the year. Sorry I haven't been very active in this space for the las...

Gingerbread Pancakes | Holiday Breakfast Recipes - Waking up in the morning to the smell of freshly cooked meal wafting from the kitchen is a boon. That is not available because of two reasons if you live ...

Groupon Discounted Codes - This post brought to you by Groupon. All opinions are 100% mine. Groupon was derived from “group” and “coupon” words. Groupon market started in Chicago...

Opera Cake - French Pastry - Baking Partners - Swathi of "Zesty South Indian Kitchen" , asked us to throw some dishes to try out for our baking partner's challenge. I suggested this beautifull, ...

Nutty Doodh Peda / Nutty milk fudge - If you google microwave doodh peda, you will get many hits. Most of them use milk powder, butter, condensed milk. When I made it for the first time some...

My DIY Spice Blend - Dear Foodies, Yet again its been a silent few months here though I most certainly promised myself it wouldn't be that way. I've still been cooking a lot fo...

3 Layer Rosette Cake - You don't normally need a reason to bake a cake. But when you have two good reasons, there no second thought but to bake a cake. So, this Valentine's ...

Kerala Egg Puffs - Hi there!!!!!! Its been ages that I hopped in here. Anyway lets start with a Happy 2015..:)...Now to say, there are a lot of excuses but lets just leave it ...

Sheermal - Sheermal or Shirmal is a saffron-flavored slightly sweet traditional leavened flatbread that is found in various countries on the Asian sub-continent incl...

mercedes of columbus ga raffle - Everyone wants to own a car of its own. It is not mandatory to buy a new car always. Sometimes Used cars also prove to be good. Anyone can Buy a quality U...

Kerala Beef Pickle - Erachi Achar ( Dry version) - [image: Kerala Beef Pickle - Erachi Achar-1] [image: Ingredients for Achar-Beef Pickle-1] Its almost the middle of the winter and all I got to see was just...

Koozh / Kheer with Pumpkin seed, coconut and rice - This is a recipe by my MIL, she's been asking me to try this for a long time, finally made it today. Koozh would be the apt word for this , than to say ...

The FOB - “Can I have the free swim shedule?” I asked the teenager manning the desk at the pool. “A what…?” he asked, his eyebrows raised in mock confusion. I could ...

Coming to an End... - Hello Friends, I am sure many of you have noticed that for more than one year, I have been on and off on the block, mostly off actually. Somehow looks li...

Looking Back before Springing Forward -- My Favorite Fifteen of 2012 - Dear Readers, How have you been? I know its been while, nearly a year since I decided to stop by and say hello. I thank you all for inquiring about the blo...

Stuffed Parathas – The Indian Sandwich! - A lunch box is my household is a simple or a complicated affair, depending entirely on me, the mother and the cook. My *6 year* old wants to take a chees...

Ginger Tea - Happy New Year everyone! I am posting my first recipe for this year that is simple yet addictive and refreshing - Ginger tea. Most of you love it. Don't...

Cabbage Kofta Curry ( Baked Version) - *Recipe Adapted from* :- manjula's kitchen *Ingredients:*- *For Koftas:-* - Cabbage (Shredded / chopped finely) - 4 cups - Besan -3/4 to 1 cup...

Mother's Kiss To Dislodge Objects Stuck In Kid's Nose - Here is the best tip ever to dislodge objects stuck in our baby's nose! http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/251569.php

Mullangi Pachadi/ Radish Chutney - I never tried making this chutney, but had it often in my grandmothers house. Last time when my Mom visited me(talking all the mother and daughter talk i...

Mango Lassi - This popular and easy to make drink is an Indian classic and a staple in restaurant menus.You can make this delicious mango flavored drink with the freshe...

Vegetable Pulao - I have told many times that I love all rice varieties such as pulao, biryani, fried rice etc. So I make different kinds of rice often by adding different ...

PADAVALANGA KUZHAMBU CURRY(Quick n easy Snake gourd curry) - *INGREDIENTS* *Padavalanga/Snake gourd-------1 medium size* *Red chilli powder------------------ 2 tsp (adjust to taste)* *Grated coconut------------------...

- Oats Upma: *Ingredients:* *1 cup Plain Oats ( Used Quaker whole grain )* *1 cup veggies(carrot, onions, capsicum, beans..)* *2 cups water* *3 green chilies...

Baked Kale Chips - Friends, please update the RSS feed to http://cooksjoy.com/blog/feed to continue to see updates. The facebook page has also changed. Hop over to Crispy...

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Thayir vadai| Dahi Vada - One fine day after this pongal got to make this yummy vada. My mom makes this way and I want to share this with u all.. read and relish…. *Ingredients:* *...

Re-Visiting my own blog - So folks, I haven't been writing in a long time. With change of location last August and trying to adjust to new place and the new work schedule, I have ha...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, GONNA STOP BLOGGING FOR A WHILE - Dear friends, the holidays are upon us.. Well, I’m going to stop writing any new posts for it. But the blog will still be here. There’s no deletion or anyt...

Green Tomato / Pachathakkali Aviyal - Green tomatoes are rarely seen in markets. At home, we had access to them when we had tomato plants growing in our garden. Those plants would have come u...

The Amazing Stuffed Chicken Breasts - I have bookmarked this recipe almost 4 months ago from *365 Days of Baking* but was contemplating if I should really try making it as she only rated the ...

Eggplant /Baigan / Vangi Barith - * Everyone's Favorite and delicious Indian Dip.* Ingredients: - 1 Purple Eggplant (roasted & mashed) - 1 tsp Garlic cloves (minced) - 1/2 tsp ...

Carrot Sago Vermicelli Pudding | Carrot Saggubiyam Semiya Payasam | Indian Sweets - With festivals coming up we normally end up making so many sweets. And Payasam being such a common one we end up making different combination in making it....

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